....as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,

       clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,

       humility, gentleness and patience.

       Bear with each other and forgive whatever

       grievances you may have against one another.

       Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all

       these virtues put on love, which binds them

       all together in perfect unity."

                                                    Colossians 3:12-14

           I’ve got a heap of troubles

           And I’ve got to  work them out

           But I look  around and see

           There’s trouble  all about;

           And when I see  my troubles,

           I just look up  and grin

           And count all  the trouble

           That I’m not  in.

                 Why do we sleep through church,

                 but stay awake for a 3 hour movie?

                            Why is it hard to pray,

                               but easy to cuss?

                 Why is it hard to post a Godly bulletin,

                 but easy to re-post the mean ones?

                 Why can people worship a celebrity,

                               but not God?

                           Will you ignore this?

                        Afraid to get laughed at?

                               The Lord said,

                "If you deny me in front of your friends,

                 I will deny you in front of my Father".

          Mothers come in all sizes and descriptions it's true, But

          please know we're thankful for each one of you. Some

          have many children, some have only one, But each

          mother gave life to a daughter or son. You may feel

          neglected and you may be, it's true, But at least for

          today we want to thank you.

          You not only gave birth but you guided and led,

          And you saw that your children were clothed and were

          fed. You taught us each night to kneel down and pray,

          And things that you told us we remember today. You

          may not always be "with it" or dressed all in style,

          But my, you are lovely when at us you smile. Some of

          you mothers are grandmothers too, So your days for

          teaching children are certainly not through. Grandchildren

          love grandmothers and need them you see, To love them

          and teach them and their friend to be.

          Thank God you're a mother and enjoy today, And know

          that we mean all the good things we say.

          We love you and need you every day of the year, And we're

          glad to express it when Mother's Day is here.

          We tell God we're thankful for each one of you, But so often

          we're neglectful and forget to tell you. So as children or

          grandchildren or as husbands too, We say and we mean,

          "MOTHERS, WE LOVE YOU."

Through me let there be kind words, a warm smile, and a caring heart.

Through me let there be a willingness to listen and a readiness to  understand.

Through me let there be dependability, steadfastness, trust and  loyalty.

Through me let there be compassion, forgiveness, mercy and love.

Through me let there be every quality I find, O Lord, in Thee.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit  their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about  stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned  with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic,  glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling  them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If  you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind  the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for  yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases  it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all  of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the  best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in  society are the cups. The cups are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the  type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.  Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has  provided us.”

God brews the coffee, not the cups……… Enjoy your coffee!

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the  best of everything.” Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly and  bloom where you are planted! Leave the rest to God.